Why it works: Mutton and spirit work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and 28 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Combine the rendered mutton suet and beeswax in a bowl.
Heat gently until melted and well mixed.
Stir in the spirits of turpentine while warm.
Pour into a container and let it cool before use.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Mutton + spirittop 16% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together28 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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